Christina Ochoa
{{short description|Spanish actress and science communicator (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Christina Ochoa
| image = Christina Ochoa at the World Premiere of Marvel's Ant-Man.jpg
| caption = Christina Ochoa in 2015
| birth_name = Cristina Ochoa Lopez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|25}}
| birth_place = Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
| occupation = Actress, science communicator
| years_active = 2007–present
| parents = Víctor Ochoa
}}
Cristina Ochoa Lopez (born 25 January 1985), known professionally as Christina Ochoa, is a Spanish actress and science communicator.{{cite news|last1=Castellanos|first1=Melissa|title='Matador' Actress Christina Ochoa on Her El Rey Role, Ocean Science and Carrying on Her Family's Nobel Prize-Winning Legacy|url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/19328/20140826/matador-actress-christina-ochoa-el-rey-role-ocean-science-carrying-legacy.htm|accessdate=27 September 2014|work=Latin Post|date=26 August 2014}}
Early life
Ochoa is the grand-niece of 1959 Nobel Prize winner Severo Ochoa,[https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1959/ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959]. and the daughter of acclaimed Spanish sculptor Victor Ochoa. She has spent her life surrounded by members of both the scientific and artistic worlds.{{cite news|last1=Rodriguez|first1=Priscilla|title=EXCLUSIVE: Christina Ochoa Talks 'Matador' & Being a Science Enthusiast|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/christina-ochoa-matador-interview|accessdate=27 September 2014|publisher=Latina|date=15 July 2014|pages=1–2}}
Theatre and film
From there, Ochoa moved on to work in theatre and TV, including on I Hate My Teenage Daughter, Modern Family and Spain's La que se avecina, as well as in films, including Cats Dancing on Jupiter.
She is the founder and owner of QE (Quantum Entanglement) Productions, responsible for the 2011 short film Stay with Me, which won awards at film festivals both internationally and in the United States.{{cite news|last1=McGinnis|first1=Jeff|title=From Science to the Spotlight: Actress Christina Ochoa moves from academia to the arts|url=http://www.toledofreepress.com/2014/01/30/from-science-to-the-spotlight-actress-christina-ochoa-moves-from-academia-to-the-arts/|accessdate=27 September 2014|publisher=Toledo Free Press|date=30 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090747/http://www.toledofreepress.com/2014/01/30/from-science-to-the-spotlight-actress-christina-ochoa-moves-from-academia-to-the-arts/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}[http://thelamovieawards.com/2011_%28II%29_Winners_.html Los Angeles Movie Awards 2011] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228103306/http://thelamovieawards.com/2011_%28II%29_Winners_.html |date=28 December 2011 }}.
In 2014, Ochoa played Karen Morales on the Robert Rodríguez show, Matador.
She has portrayed Renn on the TNT drama Animal Kingdom since 2016.
In 2017 she became the female lead of NBC Universal and Syfy series Blood Drive.
On 20 February 2018, Ochoa played Ashley Morales in the ABC drama series A Million Little Things before the series ordered in May 2018.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/a-million-little-things-christina-ochoa-cast-abc-drama-pilot-valor-1202295452/ |title='Valor' Star Christina Ochoa Cast In 'A Million Little Things' ABC Drama Pilot |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=20 February 2018 |accessdate=6 May 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506001342/http://deadline.com/2018/02/a-million-little-things-christina-ochoa-cast-abc-drama-pilot-valor-1202295452/ |archivedate=6 May 2018 }} Ochoa exited the series after one season and 13 episodes in first-season episode, "Twelve Seconds" on 31 January 2019.{{cite news|last1=Roots|first1=Kimberly|title=A Million Little Things' Christina Ochoa Leaving? Show Boss, Star Weigh In|url=https://tvline.com/2019/02/06/a-million-little-things-christina-ochoa-leaving-season-1-ashley/|accessdate=10 March 2019|publisher=TVline|date=6 February 2019}}
Writing
Ochoa has written articles for several publications. Her first published work was featured in Vogue Spain., VOGUE Ed. Conde Nast Oct 2010. Article BOA – Christina Ochoa. She has regular spreads featured in H,, H Magazine, Ed. Future of Hollywood Spreads, Issues- 2010–2011. in which she focuses on profile pieces and book reviews. She also has a monthly film column in El Imparcial.[http://www.elimparcial.es], Author: Christina Ochoa.
Science communication and academia
Ochoa is on the advisory board for OCEANA and Earths Oceans. She is the host of the Know Brainer podcast, and has been the host and keynote of several scientific conferences and shows including the college prep program MESA, Bitesize TV's Chaotic Awesome, and NERD ALERT on The Young Turks network.
She is part of the Los Angeles Committee for Science for Society, which promotes science in society and scientific literacy, and which is the sponsor of the Intel Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). She served as commentator for ISEF 2017.
She has been an active member of Mensa since 2009.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
After graduating from Santa Isabel La Asunción in Madrid, she began an undergraduate degree in oceanographic engineering at Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, off the coast of Africa in the Canary Islands.
She continued with advanced marine biology studies at James Cook University in Australia, where she focused on Elasmobranchii, subclass which includes sharks and rays.
She also enrolled in additional subjects in particle physics at the Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED) but merged into full-time acting before she could complete her master's degree.
She has also participated as an expert guest on the scientific comedy podcast Professor Blastoff, part of the Earwolf network; Cara Santa Maria's Talk Nerdy; and several online STEM education platforms.
Selected filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2011
| Cats Dancing on Jupiter | Jennifer | |
| 2011
| Stay with Me | Andrea | Short film |
| 2022
| Boon | Emilia | |
| 2022
| MVP | Tracy Phillips | |
| 2024
| Isabelle | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Contáct@me | Gabriela | |
| 2011
| Dominique | Episode: ""Teenage Family Night"" |
| 2012
| Nurse | Episode: "Baby on Board" |
| 2013
| data-sort-value="Neighbors, The" | The Neighbors | Princess Leia | Episode: "A Christmas Story" |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Matador | Karen Morales | |
| Chaotic Awesome
| Herself | Web series; co-writer and correspondent |
| 2016–2022
| Renn Randall | Recurring role, 35 episodes |
| 2017
| Grace D'Argento | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2017–2018
| Valor | CW3 Nora Madani | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2018–2019
| data-sort-value="Million Little Things, A" | A Million Little Things | Ashley Morales | Main role (Season 1), 13 episodes |
| 2022
| Veronica Sandoval | Main role |
References
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External links
- {{Twitter}}
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20160317141318/http://www.christinaochoa.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|3079593}}
- [http://www.elimparcial.es/cine/perdidos-por-el-espacio-93029.html El Imparcial homepage]
- [http://www.kbwebsite.com/ Know Brainer]
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Category:Spanish marine biologists
Category:Spanish stage actresses
Category:Spanish film actresses
Category:Spanish television actresses
Category:Actresses from Barcelona
Category:University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria alumni
Category:James Cook University alumni
Category:Spanish women writers